So last week I helped strip the roof off the new dojo. We moved tons (literally) of rocks, rubber sheathing, and insulating material so that the roofers could put on the new roof.
I arrived this morning at the new dojo ready to work. I walked up the alley, behind the corner building and into the space behind the dojo. I think there were about eight people there as well. No one had started anything, so being 15 minutes late was no big deal.
As I stood with the others, I saw the new roof. "That's nice," I said to no one in particular. Others saw what I was looking at, and started to take notice, too. It was a lot of work, but very much worth it.
Today I worked with the other members to rip tile off two office areas and the entry in the building. Each space was about 150 square feet. It was that old Vinyl tile from the 60s, and it had been glued down to last forever. Scraping it up was quite a job.
We also moved some rough hewn lumber from the back area into the garage. There was once piece about two feet wide, six inches deep, and at least ten feet long. There were two long straight branches about six inches in diameter, and another flat piece of hewn lumber one foot wide, by about four feet long. These pieces will be put together to create our kamiza. I think there is also a plan to hang our bokken and jo staffs from there as well. I think it's going to look terrific.
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